Bread or roll making mold.



No 780,258. PATENTED JAN. 17, 1905. U. YGRE.

BREAD 0R ROLL MAKING MOLD.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 2. 1904.

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OHRISTIN YCRE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BREAD OH ROLL MAKING MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,253, dated January17, 1905.

Application filed May 2, 1904.. Serial No. 206.049.

To all 11/71/0112, it may concern:

Be it known that I, OI-IRISTIN Your, a citizen of the Republic ofFrance, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, countyof New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bread or Roll Making Molds, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention appertains to an improved mold for making bread,and has particular application to an article of the type dcscribedadapted especially for use in molding Marseillais rolls.

In carrying out the present invention I have in contemplation theprovision of animproved mold in which a large batch of bread or rollscan be shaped and prepared for baking, the construction and thearrangement of the parts of my improvement being such that the doughwill not stick to the parts or body of the mold and the rolls or leavesto be made may be easily and quickly cut to a proper size. In molds ofthis type as heretofore constructed and with which I am acquainted ithas been customary to secure to the body of the box a number of blocksor ribs rounded at their upper ends, said ribs being arranged in rowsand covered with an apron; but in actual experience such an improvementhas proven to be clumsy and inconvenient for general use, as it isdifficult to give the rolls the proper shape so that they may beimmediately transferred to the oven for baking, while the mold as awhole is heavy and the rolls formed thereby are illshapen.

It is therefore a further object to overcome the above difficulties byforming each row of ribs or loaf-molds of a single piece of material andcovering each of said rows with a suitable apron, the ends of thematerial from which the row of grooves or molds are made being securedto the end of the box with the apron.

A further object of my invention is to provide a mold which will embodythe essential and desired features of simplicity, durability, andlightness, the arrangement of the roll forming grooves being such that aloaf or roll of neat and regular appearance will be formed.

with the above-recited object and others of a similar nature in view myinvention consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts, asdescribed in this specification, delineated in the accompanyingdrawings, and set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings similar char actors of reference indicatelike parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mold embodying my improvements. Fig.2 is a vertical transverse section taken through a mold such as is shownin Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.

In the drawings annexed hereto the letter A indicates the mold-box as awhole, such box being formed of any suitable material, such as wood, andcomprises the bottom or base board 5 and the side members (3, extendingupward to any desired height. The upper surface of the bottom is coveredwith a carpet or apron 7 of a suitable fabric, such as canvas or thelike, which is employed for the purpose of pre venting a batch of doughfrom sticking to the bottom and sides of the mold-box.

Secured at opposite sides of the box 7 are the end strips 8, to whichare attached the contiguous ends 9 of the corrugated roll-forming platesor strips 10. In the present instance I have shown three strips orplates employed in a mold, said plates being arranged in longitudinalparallel rows with a gutter or space 11 formed between each row, aspace, as at 12, being also left between the outer edges of the end rowsand the side walls of the mold-box. It is upon the construction of thecorrugated plate or roll-forming strip that I wish to lay particularemphasis, as the grooves and ribs formed by the corrugations give to therolls the desired shape. These strips or plates are formed of anysuitable material, preferably metal, such as sheet-tin or the like, andthe corrugations or grooves are formed in approximately the shape of asemicircle, as is shown at 13, while the beads or ribs at the point ofjuncture of each groove with the next one come to approximately asharpangle, as shown at 14. A strip of canvas or like fabric is employed tocover each corrugated strip or plate, as is shown at 15, the apronconforming to the shape and contour of the corrugations of the strip,and pins or tacks 15 passing through the apron and the ends of thecorrugated strip secure these parts to the bars or cleats 8 'at the endsof the box. The angular-beaded portions 3 14: of each strip are providedwith apertures or thread-openings 16, through which a strip or thread 17may pass, such thread also passing through the canvas fabric andsecuring the latter against displacement. Tacks or pins, as at 18, arealso used to secure the plate or strip to the bottom of the box, theconstruction of the parts being such that a strong durable, yet light,mold will be formed if made in accordance with my improvements.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and manner of employing my improved mold willbe readily apparent. The batch of dough is prepared and then placed inthe mold so as to occupy the semicircular grooves or depressions of thestrips or plates. A knife may then be drawn across the dough and in thespace between the ribs and down the spaces 12 at the ends of the box, sothat to all intents and purposes the batch of material is separated intoa number of loaves. hen this operation has been completed and the rollshave assumed the size required, the mold may be inverted upon a peel andmay then be taken to the ovenfor the purposes of baking. It has beenfound by actual experience that a mold constructed as here describedpossesses many advantages over the molds now in use. By making eachroll-forming strip with its depressions of a single corrugated piece ofmaterial the desired shape of the loaf or roll may be precisely andaccurately obtained and the sticking of the mass of dough between thebeads or ribs and the under side of the apron covering the same isobviated, so that when the mold is reversed upon the peel the batch ofrolls will drop easily and readily therefrom. The dough-receivinggrooves formed in the corrugated strips are approximately semicircularin form, so that a neat attractive roll may be molded therein, and thecorrugated plates or strips are easily and readily attached in positionor removed therefrom, as desired, the consequence being that a light,cheap, and convenient mold is obtained and one which is especiallyadapted for use in making Harseillais rolls. The provision of the canvasapron also prevents the odor of the wood of the body of the moldpermeating and affecting the batch of dough.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is v 1. A mold of the characterdescribed, comprising a box, a corrugated plate or strip in said box andhaving its end portions rigidly secured at the sides of the box, acovering for the bottom of the box, and an apron passing over the beadsof the corrugated strips and into the grooves thereof, said apron beingsecured to the corrugated plate or strip.

2. A mold of the character described, comprising a box, a plurality ofcorrugated strips or plates extending entirely across said box andarranged in parallelism, spaces being left between the adjacent edges ofthe strips and between the outer edges of the outside strips and thesides of the box, and an apron covering each strip and conforming to theshape or contour thereof.

3. A mold of the character described, comprising a box, a corrugatedroll-forming plate or strip for said box, the grooves formed by thecorrugations of the plate or strip being approximately semicircular incontour while the beads of the corrugations are approximately angular,and an apron covering said strip or plate and conforming to the shapethereof.

4. A mold of the character described, comprising a box, a plurality ofmetallic corrugated strips or plates extending across said box andarranged in parallelism therein, in such manner that spaces are leftbetween the adjacent ends of opposite strips and between the outerlongitudinal edges of each strip or plate and the adjacent wall of thebox, and a covering for each strip or plate arranged to conform to thecontour of the upper surface of the plate which it covers.

5. A mold of the character described, comprising a box, having cleats orstrips at 0pposite ends thereof, a fabric covering the floor of the box,a plurality of metallic corrugated roll-forming strips or platesarranged in said box, spaces being left between certain of said stripsfor the passage of a knife, an apron covering each of said strips andconforming to the contour thereof, means for securing the apron and thecorrugated strips or plates to the cleats at the ends of the box, andstitching securing the apron to the beaded portions of the corrugatedstrips or plates.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIN YCRE.

Witnesses:

R. B. (JAVANAGH, J AS. H. GRIFFIN.

